Fresnes-Tilloloy

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Fresnes-Tilloloy

(2020–2026) Ambre Magnier^[1]Area

3.52 km² (1.36 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

204 • Density58/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

80354 /80140

Elevation89–116 m (292–381 ft)
(avg. 115 m or 377 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fresnes-Tilloloy (also: Fresne-Tilloloy^[3]) is a commune in the Somme département in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

The commune is situated 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Abbeville on the D25 road

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	134	—
1975	130	−0.43%
1982	134	+0.43%
1990	130	−0.38%
1999	137	+0.58%
2007	131	−0.56%
2012	188	+7.49%
2017	203	+1.55%
Source: INSEE^[4]

History

The name is derived from the French for the Linden (Limetree)(fr: tilleul) and the Ash(fr: frêne) and reference to the village (as Fresnum) is mentioned in 1207. Tilloloy was also noted in 1373 as Thillolay^[5]
Thilloloy and Fresnes were joined as one commune sometime between 1790 and 1794 as the commune of Fresnes-Tilloloy.'^[3]

Traces of Gallo-Roman settlement have been found in the area, and the Roman road (the "chaussée de Brunehaut" is nearby^[6]

In 1346, Edward III, spent some time here^[7]

The commune was occupied from 17 February to 9 March 1871 by the Germans during the Franco-Prussian War.

Places of interest

The Mairie which also houses the school.
The medieval church, part demolished and rebuilt in 1860, is dedicated to Saint-Ouen.

Autel de l'Eglise vu de l'entrée

The cemetery

The war memorial

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Fresnes-Tilloloy, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
^ Autre écriture de Tilloloy, source books.google.com
^ Pruvot - "Notice géographique et historique" du 10 juin 1899
^ Baie de Somme^{[permanent dead link]}